Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Laws Are Designed to Reduce the Severity

question 220

Multiple Choice

Mandatory motorcycle helmet laws are designed to reduce the severity of injuries resulting from motorcycle involvement in traffic accidents.In this sense, these mandatory helmet laws are reducing ________ of risky behavior.

• A)positive externalities
• B)negative externalities
• C)the private benefit
• D)the social benefit

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Definitions:

Medicalization

The process by which human conditions and behaviors are treated as medical issues, often leading to being addressed with medical interventions.

Normalization

The process of making something normal or standard, typically referring to the process of making specific values, behaviors, or societal conditions accepted as norms.

Two-Tiered

A system or structure that has two distinct levels or layers, often used to describe hierarchies in society, economy, or services.

Health Care

A system or organization that provides medical services to improve and maintain the health of a population.